Apparatus for treating latex.



H. A. WICKHAM. APPARATUS FOR TREATING LATEX. APPLIUATION IIL'BD APR.27, 1914.

1 9 1 26 327, Patented Jan. 26, 191.5

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H, A. WICKHAM. APPARATUS FOR TREATING LATEX.

APPLICATION FILED APR.Z7,191-1.

1, 1 26,327.. Patented M1126, 1915.

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H. A. WIGKHAM.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING LATEX,

APPLICATION FILED APB..27, 1914. 1,1 26,327 Patented M1126, 19%.

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APPARATUS FOR TREATING LATEX.

APPLIGATION FILED APR. 27, 1914.

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lion. oi? the apparatus above do l'ollovv:lhc shaft B is renith it the member A and the l is supplied at the desired r ltm-Gl'lIOll' Gr to the trough H themember-A. Owing to the shalt .l the worm wheel K 'h H. by its connection. through. he hearings H also serve as pointing with the part H to re the movement of the trough H so that the surface oil the member it. Smoke is .tulmittcd producing furnace through and the (.lischarge opening 1 nipingee upon the latex which. has .vr'lied to the member A. and carried it. The end of the line F proa. slide .l moving in guides that the position of the out-- to the later receiving suri fasted as desi d. By means .itione Bland E the smoke is TllftlllT-(l from that portion. of: the or: the partition hi and open at 1i operator has access to the r a it iecarri Yd around by the milii'idcr out eu'l'licient smoke being rricd low 9 l him to cause him inconveni- .i.,ce. The member A is rotated generally at the rate of from -80 revolutions per n'unut'c and during the rotation the latex becomes read out in a thin film over the l are carried around into "he in a direction indi is .1 and are cured i f' the smoke. l later; have acipth the :nnolze the l e ii me of the L is opened amend through the money L7 thus allowing the contents of the furnace to con-- tinne to burn.

In Figs. 4- and 5 a modified form of apparatus is illustrated in which the latex in supplied to a horizontally-disposed carrier. The carrier compriees a circular plate L havin, a flange U to which latex is supplied from a reservoir M through a conduit M which is adapted to he swung across the surface of the plate L by means of the cammcinher O pivoted. lever O and connecting rod The trough M is pivotally mounted at M to allow this movement. A casing L, open. at L, incloses the flanged plate L. Smoke is led through the fine 1 through a downvardly directed discharge opening I." on to the surface of the latex which has been sprcad on the plate L. The smoke oncapes through. an uptake P, and a balllc L is provided. to screen. the smokechaniher from the opening L in a similar manner to the action of the balllcE in Figs. 1 and L The plate L is rotated from a shaf t O, through a gear Q co-acting with a rack Q, and operated either by hand or by a heltdrive or other convenient means. Anti i'riction hearinge L are provided to facilitate the running of the plate L. Ill the plate is rotated slowly latex may be cured upon the surface L, but generally speaking the plate is rotated at such a rate that the latex flows on to the cylindrical flange If, in which case the smoke-outlet P would disclun'ge directly on to the flange L as shown in dotted lines at P The operation of the apparatus illnetratcd in Figs. 4 and 5 is similar to that ol. the apparatus described in Connection with liiigs. l-3 and will not need further explanzn scrilnid. herein may be substituted by an elongated endless hand traveling within a suitable housing or sn'iolre-chauiher. Thus.

Oln'iously the latex-receiving surfaces dc in Fig. 7 there has been El'lUWIl diagrainmatieall a cwwtruction ol' ap 'iaratue in uhirh an cndli. a belt it provided with side plate; T is arranged tol c supported on rolatahl-L: druinn or the lilac ll within a caning luv ng an uptalo ll and a s-rlnolm-inict pipe it. A lalcmdclivcry conduit and its roiipcrating mechanism for moving it transversely across the hell; to (llSlH'liJ'UlU the latex evenly thereon, is referred to generally hy the rcilrrence letter ll" and opi'a'atcs in a similar manner to the delivery conduit shown in connectiml wxcmrding t0 F1115. 1-3

Alt imugh two @1135 pat-atlas have been dsc vent-ion not limited To parted from.

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5. In appu aims for the if? izhe provisiml of :1 mmnber pa sling lutexmecoiving suiil 'nc a lnteX-dciivm'y conduit charges on to the latex-mi, 7 means to i'nmu 51 deli 0" cenduit transversely acmss 5' said. receiving-Eur we distributing him:

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admit a treating agent to one of the compart-ments, while the other compartment is mainly isolated from the treating agent by viding an opening at one portion to afford v means of access to the aforesaid latex-receiving surface, a partition arranged within the housing to divide it into two compartments so that the aforesaid opening is disposed in one of them, means to admit the treating agent to the other compartment, a latex-delivery conduit whose outlctdischarges on to the latex-receiving surface and means to move the delivery end of the said conduit across the face of the said receiving-surface for the purpose of distributing latex thereon.

12. Apparatus for treating latex comprising in combination, a member providing a latex'reeeiving surface, a housing surround ing the receiving member, a partition disposed within the housing to divide it into two compartments, means to admit a treating agent to one of the compartments, a latex-delivery trough whose discharge end protrudes through the casing and is arranged to discharge on to the latex-rccciving surface, a latex-reservoir disposed outside the housing and arranged to discharge its contents into the latex-delivery trough, and menus to move the delivery end of the trough across the face of the latex-rcceiw ing surface for the purpose of distributing latex thereon.

1,3. A pparutus for treating latex comprising in combination, a rotating drunrlike member priwiding a latex-receiving surface, a housing surrounding the said member and providing a segmental opening at one portion thereof to all'ord means of access to the aforesaid latex-receiving surface, a partition arranged within the housing to divide it into two compartments so that the aforesaid opening disposed mainly in one of them, means to admit the treating agent to the other compartment and a second partition extending within the casing and forming a chord-like boundary across the said segmental opening.

14.. Apparatus for treating latex comprising 'in combination, a rotating drum-like member providing a latex-receiving surface, a. housing surrounding the said member and providing a segmental opening at one portion thereof to afford means of access to the aforesaid latex-receiving surface, a artition arranged within the housing to ivide it into two compartments so that the aforesaid opening is disposed mainly in one of them, means to admit the treating agent to the other compartment, a second partition extending Within the casing and forming a chord-like boundary across the said segmental openin a latex-delivery conduit whose outlet disc urges on to the latex receiving surface, and means to move the delivery end of said conduit across the face of the receiving-surface for the purpose of dis tributing latex thereon.

15. Apparatus for treating latex comprising in combination, a rotating drum-like member providing a latex-receivingsurface,

a housing surrounding the said member and providing a segmental openin at one portion thereof to afford means 0 access to the aforesaid latex-receiving surface, a slidable partition arranged within the housing to divide it into two compartments so that the aforesaid opening is disposed mainly in one of tl..cm,mcans to admit the treating agent to the other compartment, a second slidable partition extending within the casing and forming a chord-like boundary across the said segmental opening, a latex-delivcry conduit whose outlet discharges on to the latex-receiving surface, and means to move the delivery end of said conduit across the face of the receiving surface for the purpose of distributing latex thereon. i

10. Apparatus for treating latex comprising in ombination, a drum-like member ro tating about a horizontal axis and providing a latex-receiving surface, a housing surrounding the said member and providing a segmental opening at one portion thereof to afford means of access to the aforesaid latexreceiving surface, a partition arranged within the housing to divide it into two (:o1upartments so that the aforesaid opening is disposed mainly in one of them, means to admit the treating agent to the other co1npartmcnt and a. second partition extending within the casing and forming a chord-li|u.- boundru'y across the segmental opening.

17. Apparatus for treating latex comprising in cmubination, a drum-like member rotating about a vertical axis and providing a latex-receiving surface, a housing sui rounding the said member and providing a segmental opening at one portion thereof to allord means oil access to the aforesaid lute)- recciving surface, a pa tition arranged with in the housing to div it o rwo compartmcnts so nu' tint the aiu d; posed mainly in on i the treating a; rt and a second pa iitic (using and forming: it

a ross the segmental u misses? provision of a member providing e traveling latex-receiving surface and combined with a latex-deiivery conduit arranged to discharge on to the latex-receiving surface, means to move the delivery end of the said conduit across the face of the said receiving-surface for the purpose of distributing latex thereon, a rotating shaft connected to rotate the latexreceiving member and connected aiso with a Worm and Worm-Wheel, the letter having a cam-groove in its circular face, and a con-- nection between the latex-delivery conduit i and the cam-groove wherein the discharge end of the conduit ismoved across the face b of the said latex-receiving surface.

19. Apparatus for treating latex. comprising in combination, a member providing a traveling latex-receiving surface, a housing surrounding the receiving member, an uptake flue in connection with the housing, a smokeproducing furnace disposed outside the housing, a damper-controlled smoke-conduit leading from the smoke-producing furnace to within the housing and discharging on to the latex-receiving surface and another damper-controlled conduit connecting between the smoke'producing furnace and the uptake fine, a partition disposed Within the housing to divide it into two compartments whereby one of the compartments receives :7 smoke irom the smoke-conduit and the other is mainly isolated from the smoke by means of the partition, a latex-delivery conduit WllOSG outlet discharges. onto the latex-receiving surface and means to move the delivery end of the said conduit acrossthe face of the said receiving-surface for the purpose of distributing latex thereon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification. in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. I

HNRY ALEXANDER ICK HAM.

Witnesses:

J. ARTHUR Coon, JONAH S. DomiEYMoRn, 

